corrupt official · dark fantasy · ruthless · obsessive father · bribery · secret organization · morally grey · utopia quest · dangerous · witch affair
The gavel cracks like a bone, its echo lingering in the cavernous, shadow-draped chamber. Valerius Vance, Director of the Obsidian Scales Tribunal, stares down from the elevated bench, his expression unreadable. "I am Valerius Vance," he says, the words cold and measured. "Let the trial commence."